I received a call today from a call center in India. I know it was a call center because I could hear countless other people in the background. The woman on the other end of the phone claimed to be a representative from Microsoft. She claimed that there was a...

By now most everyone has heard about one or more of the data breeches that have occurred at Adobe, Equifax, LinkedIn, Stratfor, and others. In many cases, after a company has it's data compromised, the data often makes it onto the 'dark' web where it is bought, sold,...

For many years I have received fake RFQs and purchase orders through e-mail. Usually they are obvious fakes written in poor English and with few embellishments. Opening my mail this morning however I found one that is more sophisticated (shown below). In this example...

Deadly Dolls and Killer Cars: 5 Internet of Things Attacks by Calyptix. August 9th, 2017 It’s no secret: millions of IoT (Internet of Things) devices have terrible security. Yet people continue to buy them and they continue to surface in cyberattacks. But does...

Desktop Computer Brand Comparison An IT veteran's opinion on which Desktop PC to buy next. Having worked professionally with computers and servers for over 20 years, I've seen a lot of computer manufacturers come and go. As things stand...

In Defense of Microsoft Windows by Matt Logan. September 2012 The core of this essay was originally written as a response to the verbal flogging my acquaintance (Montgomery S.) was giving Microsoft products recently. Another person had asked the group which...

What are “SSDs” or Solid State Hard Drives/Disks? And Should I Buy One? (Subtitled - Ding-Dong the Witch is Dead!) by Matt Logan September 2012 Are They Everything People Are Saying? Let me begin by answering with a resounding, “YES!” Solid State Hard...

Should companies buy domains/extensions beyond their .com? by Matt Logan After spending some time searching for the commentary of others on the subject and coming up dry, I decided to write this article to help business owners understand the ups and downs of...

Ramp-Up Productivity by Increasing Your Mouse Pointer Speed by James Kirk Occasionally I will sit down at someone's desk and find that their mouse pointer is far too slow, and that it requires too much effort to move their mouse pointer across the screen. It may be...